Comtel Communications Joins BTI's Dealer Program as Platinum Level Member; Partnership Strengthens Comtel's Service Portfolio and Solidifies BTI's Presence in the Virginia Marketplace.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 2003 Business Telecom, Inc. (BTI BTI Beverage Testing Institute BTI Boyce Thompson Institute BTI British American Tobacco (stock symbol) BTI Boston Theological Institute Bti Bacillus Thuringiensis Israelensis BTI BioTechnology Institute BTI Binding Tariff Information ), the Southeast's leading integrated communications provider, today announced that Comtel Communications has joined BTI's Dealer Program as a Platinum level member. The partnership enables Comtel to sell BTI voice, long distance, data and local UNE-P UNE-P Unbundled Network Element - Platform within its product portfolio to offer a more robust collection of integrated communication services to its clients. As a Platinum-level member of BTI's Dealer Program, Comtel will enjoy on-time commissions, dedicated support teams, technical sales support, extensive training and numerous Web-based resources. In addition, the platinum level membership affords Comtel increased rewards for business growth, leads, cooperative marketing funds, and local and back-office support. "Comtel's unique marketing mix coupled with BTI product offerings will allow for great synergy and proactive sales," said Ben Humphreys
Benjamin Charles Humphreys AM (born 17 August 1934), Australian politician, is a former Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives , president of Comtel Communications. "We are looking forward to our association with a well capitalized partner in the UNE-P space." Comtel Communications is recognized as a premier telemanagement, outsourcing and consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a with more than $12 million in annual billings. The company has maintained operations in Virginia for 12 years and serves the market with both direct and agent sales forces. Comtel is one of the founding members of Agent Alliance, a consortium of similar firms with more than $150 million in annual billings, and has extended its geographic footprint to include NC, DC, PA, NY, MA, and CT. "We are very pleased to announce Comtel as a new platinum dealer with BTI," said Jim Labrec, Vice President Northern Region at BTI. "Comtel is a significant addition to our program and their strength with customers in the Virginia market will introduce BTI services to more businesses in the state." BTI's dealer program consists of more than 500 active dealers and is divided into two distinct regions. The Northern region covers North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. , South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. , Virginia and the Northeast and the Southern region includes Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama and areas to the West. BTI provides local telephone services, long distance, frame relay A high-speed packet switching protocol used in wide area networks (WANs). Providing a granular service of up to DS3 speed (45 Mbps), it has become popular for LAN to LAN connections across remote distances, and services are offered by most major carriers. , Internet, private lines, and bundled products. For more information about BTI, please visit www.bti.com or call (877) 849-4284. For more information about Comtel Communications, please visit www.comtelcommunications.com or call (866) 435-1718. About BTI BTI (http://www.bti.com) is the premiere integrated communications provider of voice, data and Internet services to businesses in the Southeastern U.S. Founded in 1983, BTI serves more than 30,000 business customers and operates 22 local offices. The Company owns and operates a network covering 4,400 route miles The number of miles that are spanned by a telecommunications network. It does not include combined wire mileage due to multiple wires or fibers within a single cable or by overlapping segments, just the total geographic distance between cities or other terminal points. of lit fiber Optical fiber that is regularly being used to transmit data. Contrast with dark fiber. for extensive regional penetration, with 14 Lucent Technologies 5E 2000 digital local switches to serve local markets, as well as four network operations centers with Alcatel 600E digital long distance switches. BTI is one of the largest privately held communications providers in the country, with annual revenues in excess of $286 million. About Comtel Communications Comtel Communications (http://www.comtelcommunications.com) is a full-service telemanagement outsourcing and consulting firm with offices in Richmond, Virginia Richmond IPA: [ɹɯʒmɐnɖ] is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. Beach and White Stone Virginia, as well as Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The Comtel portfolio provides business clients with local, long distance, Internet, data and IP solutions. Comtel has over 9,000 clients nationally and 12 million in annual billings. |
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